Voices from Appalachia Radio Show Recordings
A discussion about place, writing and photographing in Appalachia with Rilery Kilmore, Julie Becraft-Shehan interviewed Riley Kilmore September 21, 2024
Looking to the Future with an Eye on the Past with Dr. Benjamin Bankhurst, Kelly Ghareeb interviewed Dr. Benjamin Bankhurst
May 18, 2024
Looking to the Future with an Eye on the Past with Dr. Sylvia Bailey Shurbutt, Kelly Ghareeb interviewed Dr. Sylvia Bailey Shurbutt
May 11, 2024
Julie Becraft-Shehan interviews Karen Spears Zacharias about her book No Perfect Mothers.
April 20, 2024
Karen Outen and Dixon Descending Julie Becraft-Shehan interviewed Karen Outen
March 23, 2024
Julie Becraft-Shehan interviews 2022 NAACP Image Award winner and Bush-Holbrook Professor of English at the University of Kentucky Crystal Wilkinson about her latest book, Praisesong for the Kitchen Ghosts:
Kelly Ghareeb talks with Dr. Dennis Liu about the upcoming American Conservation Film Festival, which will run March 7-10. It will include 23 shorts and 4 feature films, each illuminating the resilience of the human spirit.
February 17, 2024
Episode 61
Brooklyn Gholston and the Art of Storytelling Part 2 Kelly Ghareeb interviewed Appalachian studies and political science major Brooklyn Gholston about her life-changing experience attending the National Black Storytellers Conference
December 9, 2023
Episode 60
The Art of Storytelling, Part 1, Appalachian studies and political science major Brooklyn Gholston talks to host Kelly Ghareeb about her life-changing experience attending the National Black Storytellers Conference
December 2, 2023
Episode 59
“Addressing Development and Sustainability Issues in Appalachia,” student Benjamin Trogdon interviewed student Troy Miller
November 4, 2023
Episode 58
“A Conversation With 2023 Appalachian Heritage Writer-In-Residence Ann Pancake” West Virginia Public Broadcasting’s Liz McCormick interviewed Ann Pancake
October 14, 2023
Episode 57
“Appalachian Heritage Writer-in-Residence Ann Pancake” Julie Becraft-Shehan interviewed Dr. Sylvia Shurbutt
September 23, 2023
Episode 56
“Celtic and Roots Music Journeys to Scotland” Bryan Staggers interviews Dr. Jo Collinson Scott
September 16, 2023
Episode 55
“Scottish Reels, Ranters, and Hornpipes – The World of Andrew Finn Magill” Kelly Ghareeb interviewed Andrew Finn Magill
September 9, 2023
Episode 53 and Episode 54
“E. J. Wade Leaving a Legacy Through Poetry Part 1” and “E. J. Wade Leaving a Legacy Through Poetry Part 2” Julie Shehan interviewed poet E.J. Wade
August 26, 2023 (Episode 53) and September 2, 2023 (Episode 54)
Episode 52
“Sue Stewart and Hansel Bailey Scholarship” Mikhaela Barnes interviewed Summer Whetsel and Dr. Jason Allen
July 8, 2023
Episode 51
“Bringing Back the American Chestnut” Julie Becraft-Shehan interviewed Susan Thompson
June 3, 2023
Episode 50
“Appalachian Storyteller Enriches the Region: The Art of Adam Booth” Mikhaela Barnes interviewed Adam Booth
May 27, 2023
Episode 49
“Author Barbara Kingsolver Reflects On Appalachian Writing, Climate Change And Upcoming Novel” WVPB Liz McCormick interviewed Barbara Kingsolver
May 20, 2023
Episode 48
“Corley Dennison on When the Center Held True” Mikhaela Barnes interviewed Corley Dennison
May 13, 2023
Episode 47
“May Day with Racheal Meads and Laura First” Kelly Ghareeb interviewed Racheal Meads and Laura First
April 22, 2023
Episode 46
“Sports, Service, and Scholarship, Aly Nazarok A True Winner” Kelly Ghareeb interviewed Aly Nazarok
April 15, 2023
Episode 45
“Persistence: The Storer College Story, with Rhonda Smith and Dr. Dawne Raines Burke” Julie Becraft-Shehan interviewed Rhonda Smith and Dr. Dawne Raines Burke
April 8, 2023
Episode 44
“The Story of John Henry” Mikhaela Barnes interviewed Breanna Nelson
April 1, 2023
Episode 43
“Appalachian Macrame” Kelly Ghareeb interviewed Katie MacKinnon and Rebecca Kandalis
March 25, 2023
“Crystal Wilkinson and Perfect Black” Interview from WVPB by former Inside Appalachia co-host Caitlin Tan
March 11, 2023
Episode 41
“Traveling with Appalachian Studies” Kelly Ghareeb interviewed Dr. Shurbutt
March 4, 2023
Episode 40
“Alasdair Roberts” Bryan Staggers interviewed Alasdair Roberts
February 25, 2023
Episode 39
“Foodways and Foraging in Appalachia, with Clay Morris“ Kelly Ghareeb interviewed Clay Morris
February 18, 2023
Episode 38
“Alma Bea in Shepherdstown, A Food Experience to Remember“ Kelly Ghareeb interviewed Bryan Nicolosi and Chelsea Hott
February 4, 2023
Episode 37
“Voices from the Misty Mountains and People Powered Civic Action, Community Engagement and American Representative Democracy: Two Exciting Summer Institutes for WV Teachers,” Kelly Ghareeb interviewed Dr. Sylvia Shurbutt
January 28, 2023
Episode 36
“Fiber Arts with Dr. Laura Robertson” Julie Sheehan interviewed Dr. Laura Robertson
January 21, 2023
Episode 35
“Interview with Barbara Kingsolver” Interview by WVPB Liz McCormick
December 24, 2022
Episode 34
“Celtic Roots: The Highlands and the Orkneys” Interview with Caitlin Barker
December 17, 2022
Episode 33
“Global Appalachia and Study Abroad” Interview with Dr. Samuel Greene and Joanna Hernandez
December 10, 2022
Episode 32
“Making Our Future” Interview with Emily Hilliard
December 3, 2022
Episode 31
“Interview with Marie Manilla” Interview between Julie Becraft-Shehan and Marie Manilla
November 26, 2022
Episode 30
“The Life and Legacy of Robert C. Byrd” Interview between Mikhaela Barnes and Dr. Raymond Smock
November 19, 2022
Episode 29
“Cecil Sharp in Appalachia” with Dr. Benjamin Bankhurst
November 12, 2022
Episode 28
“Interview with Dr. Stephen Spencer”
October 22, 2022
Episode 27
“John Brown’s Raid and The New John Brown” Interview between Mikhaela Barnes and National Historic Park Ranger Isaac Wickenheiser
October 15, 2022
Episode 26
“Shepherd Speaks” Interview with Dr. Sylvia Bailey Shurbutt and Kristen Hutchinson
October 8, 2022
Episode 25
“The Musical Stylings of Lady D” Recap of Lady D’s performance at the Appalachian Heritage Festival
October 1, 2022
Episode 24
“Barbara Kingsolver and the 2022 Appalachian Heritage Writer-in-Residence Series” Interview with Dr. Sylvia Bailey Shurbutt
September 17, 2022
Episode 23
“Appalachian Foodways and Resiliency in Noxubee County, Mississippi” Interview with Rebecca Calloway
September 10, 2022
Episode 22
“Balladry, Part 2” Interview with Rachael Meads and Flora Meeker
September 3, 2022
Episode 21
“Balladry” Interview with Rachael Meads and Flora Meeker
August 27, 2022
Episode 20
“Delany Conner and the History of the NCTC”
August 20, 2022
Episode 19
“Appalachian Storytelling” Interview with Adam Booth
August 6, 2022
Episode 18
“Gretchen Moran Laskas, The Miners Daughter and The Midwife’s Tale” Interview with Gretchen Moran Laskas
July 30, 2022
Episode 17
“Silas House and Lark Ascending” Interview with Silas House
July 22, 2022
Episode 16
“My Appalachian Identity,” Interview between Amar Granulo and Andrew Price
July 16, 2022
Episode 15
“The Life and Legacy of Michael John Iafrate” Interview between Troy Miller and Sean Decker
July 9, 2022
Episode 14
“From Appalachia to New England” Interview with Flora Meeker
July 2, 2022
Episode 13
“Storer College” Interview between Rich Condon and Harpers Ferry National Park Ranger Craiton Waters
June 25, 2022
Episode 12
“Sierra Club” Interview between Tessa Chafin and Karen Ireland
June 18, 2022
Episode 11
“Recap of Resiliency in Appalachia: Conservation, Climate, and Community Action”
June 11, 2022
Episode 10
“Recap of Restoring an Iconic West Virginia Ecosystem: Status and Outlook for High Elevation Forests in West Virginia”
June 4, 2022
Episode 8
“The Appalachian Chamber Music Festival” Interview with Katie Tertell
May 21, 2022
Episode 7
“Recap of the Mine Wars and Trials Panel Discussion”
May 14, 2022
Episode 6
“The West Virginia Mine Wars and Treason Trials” Interview with Denise Giardina
May 7, 2022
Episode 5
“Tabler Farm” Interview with Madison Hale
April 30, 2022
Episode 4
“Voices from the Misty Mountains Teacher Institute” Interview with Dr. Sylvia Bailey Shurbutt
April 26, 2022
Episode 3
Appalachian Foodways” Interview with Fred Sauceman
April 16, 2022
Episode 2
“Physical and Spiritual Bodies” Interview with Dr. Chiquita Howard-Bostic
April 9, 2022
Episode 1
“Appalachian Studies and Marie Manilla”
April 2, 2022